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A. E. BLOOVIFIELD.

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LSQUY @a INVENTOR 0% ATTORNEYS -A. E. BLOOIVIFIELD.

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.APPLICATION HLED Dime, 1920.

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IUILI A. E. BLOOD/IFIELD.

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APPLICATION FILED DEC.1 6, i920.

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NITE l ARTHUR E. BLOOIVIFIELD, OF R0CI-IIEIS'IIEB,` YORK. l

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`Speciioaton of Letters Patent.

Patentedept. (i, 1921.

Application filed December 16, 1920. Serial No. 431,195.

.lel sets of sections arranged in book form in such a manner that the sections may be readily7 found and any pointon the edge of one section may be readily locatedron the matching edge of another section, either of its set or of an adjacent set.

To this and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all Vof which will be hereinafter de. scribed, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a map of a geographical area showing the manner in which the map is cut to provide the parallel sets ofsections';

Figs. 2 and 3 are enlarged sections from two adjacent parallel sets;

Figs. 4 and 5 are two different enlarged sections from-the same parallel sets illustrated in Figs. Zand 3;

Fig. 6 shows the book open, the two pages exposed illustrating two map sections in a set different from that shown in Figs. 2 to 5 inclusive;

Fig. 7 is a view of the book map open and showing two pages having enlargements of the portions of the map'sections illustrated in the book; and

Fig. 8 is an edge view of the book map open.

In the illustrated embodiment of this invention, a map of the State of New York is divided into sets or parallel sections, division lines between the sets being indicated by the reference characters l and the divi sion lines between the sections of the sets being indicated by the reference characters 2. The different sets of sections are indicated by the reference characters A to I inclusive. These matching map sections are bound in book form, the sections being so arranged that each set has its members positioned on successive pages of the book in the order in which the members occur in the set from one and the same side of the map area. For instance, in thel map area illustrated in Fig. l7

the sections in the set A will occur first, then the sections in the set B, and soon throughout the map area, the northern or uppermost sections being first in each set and then the other sections of the set following in the order in which they occury from the uppermost or northern section. W'hile inthis embodiment the sets run north and south, it is ap`` parent that the invention is -not'limited to this arrangement. i

In Figs. 2 to 5 inclusiveof the drawings, enlargements of'two adjacent or matching sets are shown, being the sets C and D of Fig. l, while in Fig. 6 another set ot sections is illustrated, being the set indicated by the reference character B of Fig. l. 'The sections are arranged so that the matching edges of the sections are arranged in proximity to the bound edges of the pages when the sections are on opposed pages and at the outer edge of the page when the matching sections of a set are on the opposite sides of a single leaf. Y l

`Between the sets, the pages of the book may be provided witlienlarged maps or portions of the sections of adjacent sets and when such enlarged maps are provided, as for instance, the map of a city, the section on which'the city is shown will be provided with an arrow or other indicating mark 3 which will point in a direction to indicate the position of the enlargement of said city,

.while the city enlargement will be provided with an arrow or other indicating means` inVn dicated at l which will point to the direction in the book in which the sectionshowing such city is arranged.

Each section is also provided along its matching edges with indicating means preferably comprising letters 5 and numbers 6, the letters on the matching edges between the sections of each set being the same throughout the sections of a set, but differ ent from those on the sections of the other sets, while the letters on the matching edges` llO position Will be obtained by finding anuniber situated on the matching. edge of the adjacent section like the one on the section from Which'lthe traveler is passing. Shouldone be traveling from a section in one set to a section in an adjacent set, then by referring to the indicating matter at the edge of the section which the traveler is leaving, and taking note of the letters and the number at the pointlivhere the road leavesV suoli section, this road may be found immedi` ately by referring to the saine letters and number'on the matching edge `oi the adj acent set.; 1

From the foregoing it will be seen that Y there has been provided a book mapV in which the`sections are arranged in suoli a .manner that a point on the edge `of one .sec-

tion'may bereadily found on the edge oi. a matching. section. The sections; are formed by dividing a map of a given-geographical area along parallel lines in two directions at right angles to each other, thereby forming a plurality ot parallel sets of sections. ln-v dicating means is provided Which makes it possible to readily locate a given point on the matching edges of two sections in any ione set or upon .the matching edges of tivo sections in any two adj acent sets. Enlargements ofcities or other` areas on the different sections are provided and these enlargee ments as Well as the sections are provided With indicatingmeans vvhicli'vvill-point the direction in which `the leaves are tol be turned in order to find the corresponding art. s i 1 .What I claim as niy invention and desire to secureby Letters Patent is: Y

l. A book map having pages provided with matching sections of a. map of a given geographical area, the sections beingformed by divisions. oi the map area in tivo direc-T` tions at right angles to each other providing parallel sets, each set having its members insieme arranged on successive pages of the book in the order in Which the members occur in the set from one'side of the map area, each sectionbeing provided at those edges which match with the members of its set, with means which Willrindicateany position on its edge, on the matching edge of its matching member, theparallel sets of sections betions at right angles `to each otherprovid- Y ing parallel setsf,'each set having its members arranged on successive pages of the book in the order in Whiclithe members occur inV the set from one side 'of the map area,l each sectionlbeing provided at those'edges Which match with the members of its set, with means .which will' indicate Vany position on its edge,` on vthe matching edge of its matching member, the parallel sets of sections being arranged in the'book in theorder in which they occur from one side of the map and the sections also having vtheir matching edges betvveenrthe sets provided With indicating means byv Which any position on the edge. of avmember of one set maybe, found Von the edge of a section of a matching set.

pages of the bookbetvveen the .sets being provided Awith enlarged map sections "of areas/illustrated in the sets and the enlarged map sections as Well as the sections inthe sets having indicating means `for indicating the direction in thebookin which the corresponding partis arranged.

ARTHUR E. 'BLCOMFIELDL 

